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The prophet like Moses

Moses promised that God would raise up a prophet like him whom Israel must hear. The crowds who ate the loaves said Jesus was that Prophet, and the voice on the mountain said, listen to Him.

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Old TestamentDeuteronomy 18:15Open this record
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New TestamentJohn 6:14Open this record

Read the earlier witness

The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
Deuteronomy 18:15 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

Read the later witness

After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
John 6:14 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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John 6:14 alludes to Deuteronomy 18:15.

The crowd's words about the Prophet who is to come into the world, like the priests' earlier question to John, refer to Moses's promise of a prophet like himself.

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